What Are Equity Mutual Funds: Meaning, Benefits, Types, FAQs
Equity Mutual Funds have witnessed exponential growth and popularity in the past decade due to the convenience of investment and the growth opportunities that they offer. For those of you who are new to the world of investment, there will ...
4 Investment Lessons You Can Learn from an Easter Egg Hunt
Easter has arrived, and with it comes the arrival of the Easter eggs and baskets full of treats. Although Easter is a religious event, several of its practices, such as the use of Easter eggs, are likely derived from pagan traditions. An egg, the ...
Are You Concerned About Taking Equity Risks to Achieve Your Financial Goals? Here’s a Way Out…
Market volatility, caused by both global and domestic variables, makes investors wary of investing in market-linked instruments, especially equity mutual funds. It also emphasises the idea that market mood can shift quickly, jeopardising ...
Revision of Interest Rates on Small Savings Schemes for the Quarter April-June 2023
Given their government backing, small savings schemes are popularly considered as a low-risk investment alternative. The revenue collected through these schemes are utilised to fund the central government's fiscal deficit. Small savings ...
How SEBI’s Backstop Facility Can Bail Out Troubled Debt Mutual Funds
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), during its Board meeting held on March 29, 2023, took several major decisions. One of the key reforms announced by SEBI is the creation of the Corporate Debt Market Development Fund ...
Indexation Benefits on Debt Mutual Funds Removed: A Strategy to Manage Your Debt Allocation
As per the proposed changes in the Finance Bill 2023, which was passed in the Parliament amid continuous outrage by opposition leaders, the tax advantage on debt mutual funds for investments made on or after April 01, 2023, will no longer be ...
Are Solution-oriented Mutual Funds the Best to Plan Your Financial Goals? Know Here
We all have certain financial goals in our life-- buying a dream home, or a car, going on a long foreign vacation, providing the best education to children, getting them married in pomp and style, and finally living the golden years of life or ...
Was FY 2022-23 a Good Year for Equity Mutual Funds? Here’s the Next Strategy for Investors
The Financial year (FY) 2022-2023 was not a great year for the Indian equity market. The Nifty 50 index declined by 3% during this period, while the broader Nifty 500 index contracted by 4.1%, as of March 24, 2023. This is in contrast to the sharp ...
CCI Approves LIC Mutual Fund’s Acquisition of IDBI Mutual Fund. What Should Investors Do?
The Competition Commission of India (CCI), on March 22, 2023, approved LIC Mutual Fund's acquisition of IDBI Mutual Fund. The proposed deal gives LIC Mutual Fund the right to manage and administer the schemes of IDBI Mutual Fund. As a part of the ...
Debt Mutual Funds are Now at Par with Fixed Deposits for Taxation
The Lok Sabha passed the Finance Bill 2023 without discussion while the opposition continued with its stir demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) on the Adani-Hindenburg issue. With this, the government has had its way in doing away ...